[Innova] Star Thunderbird Jeremy Koling (Tour Series)

[bogeyfreetilinfinity]

LOL - they blew thru those and the new Stingrays by the time I looked there - new batch of Sextons down to <200 now as well. Man, Innova is just printing money.

New stingrays?

 

[Bennf]

New stingrays?

They put a hundred something special tour star stingrays on the pro shop around the same time dgu restocked thunderjerms. Made to Des' specifications.



http://proshop.innovadiscs.com/star-stingray-des-reading-tour-series.html

 

[ranger]

Wonder if it's a star super stingray

 

[Bennf]

New stingrays?

Wonder if it's a star super stingray

The last pic in the proshop link is a profile shot. Looks like a regular ray to me but I'm not the stingray expert.

 

[ranger]

Me neither

I kinda remember the super stingray not being totally flat, so maybe not.

I was very close to buying one but I can't see it making the bag. Ended up with a couple of the thundys and another cobra

 

[Bennf]

Me neither

I kinda remember the super stingray not being totally flat, so maybe not.

I was very close to buying one but I can't see it making the bag. Ended up with a couple of the thundys and another cobra

Can't go wrong with a snake


After waking up some more and remembering how supers feel and rechecking the pic on the proshop I feel pretty certain it's a regular ray.

 

[Mocheez]

The CFR Star Super Stingrays were board flat. Champs have a good bit of dome.

 

[Monkeypaws]

Can't go wrong with a snake


After waking up some more and remembering how supers feel and rechecking the pic on the proshop I feel pretty certain it's a regular ray.

Loving my Champ Cobra.

Koling birds are up at 9:24pm Saturday. 241 left. And the Sexton 'birds as welljust now : 240.

 

[IamSam]

Any more field tests / reviews out there for the Big Jerm Birds?

 

[Reniger]

I have two Big Birds. Things are beefy as shiiiiiiiiiii. One is dead flat topped, the other is slight puddle top. However, I'm used to a Thunderbird being a dead straight flyer with a pretty solid fade at the end. Pretty much a longer Teebird. However, this Big Jerm Tour Series is every bit as stable as my Color Glow ThB. I'm talking side by side with a Sexybird, it's damn near the same stability. Just a straight up meat market. I'm enjoying it a lot, but not using it for shots I'd normally think of a Thunderbird/CD2 for. (I typically bag a couple CD2s as it's a Thunderbird with a touch less fade) I'm using the Big Bird for overhands with a nice, slow pan, forehands, and flex lines through the woods. It's a great run, but definitely stiffer and harsher than my production run Star ThBs.

 

[PMantle]

Wow, now I am kinda glad I did not get one. I have zero use for a Firebird.

 

[IronJack]

Funny to hear it described as a meat hook. I throw about 350 and I think it's nice and straight stable. No more or less than, say, dx thunderbirds, which is the version of thb's that I have the most experience with. I've only thrown one though - a flat top.

 

[Bogey H8tr]

Watched my buddy throw his today and it was really awesome to see. He probably has about 360-370 feet of power. It would flip up and turn a bit but always hook up and fade at the end. Plastic felt great too, from what I saw with his I wouldn't describe these as a firebird flight at all unless he got a fluke.

 

[DiscyBusiness]

Plastic felt great too

This is the most notable feature for me, it has the best grip/hand feel out of any disc I've handled so far (only been playing since last June).

 

[Reniger]

For reference, I am a 400' max and 375' reliable golf line distance player, so I'm by no means a big arm, but I have not had a single shot with either of my Big Birds flip up from a hyzer or turn from a flat shot. I may have gotten freaks, but both of mine are very stable/OS.

 

[SD86]

For reference, I am a 400' max and 375' reliable golf line distance player, so I'm by no means a big arm

Maybe not compared to Simon Lizotte, but you have a pretty big arm...

 

[Amazing]

They hold straight a lot longer than firebirds do. They also have better glide. They hook up pretty good at the end but still not as much bite as a firebird.

 

[ThrowinGhost]

They hold straight a lot longer than firebirds do. They also have better glide. They hook up pretty good at the end but still not as much bite as a firebird.

I agree with this. I went out and threw mine for the first time yesterday (Out to 350'+ pretty easily). Definitely nowhere near Firebird stability. High speed stability is good. I threw mine a few times into some head and crosswinds, and it did not flip over or turn, just held straight longer before the fade. Even with this stability, these Thunderbirds still have some good glide. This adds to their fade I think. They just stay in the air longer than any Firebird, which gives them more time to fade out.

Overall these are winners in my opinion. I haven't tried forehands with it yet, but I expect them to be great for those shots too.

 

[cooter]

These things are buttery smooth! Not sure what the super stable talk is about. Got to finally throw mine a good bit today and they fly just like a newer Champ. The grip is great. First hole I threw it on today is one of those hyzer holes you can't dump at the end but you want the disc to stay in the air as long as possible while on a hyzer. Threw my slightly worn Champ on a great line about 40 out from the basket. First throw with the JK Thundy and it gets 20' closer. Great glide on these. Can't wait to break one in and see what it can do. Definitely a winner.

 

[pjhayes7]

#Sickbird.

We have the Sexybird, now Big Jerm needs a cool name for his. I know it isn't spelled the same, but Jerm=germ=sick

Though of this in another thread, and thought it was appropriate here.